Toy boat.



No 707,!48. Patented Aug. l9, I902.

E. E. MITCHELL. I

TOY BOAT.

(Application filed Feb. 24, 1899. (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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No. 7o7,|4s. Paiented Aug. l9, I902. .E. E. MITCHELL.

TOY BOAT.

(Application filed Feb. 24, 1899.) v (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

UNITED STATES;

PATE T OFFI E.

EUGENE E. MITCHELL, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO MATTIE INGRAHAM, OF WABASHA COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

T OY BOAT.

PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,148, dated August 19, 1902.

' Application filed February 24, 1899. Serial No. 706,712. (No model.)

To all w/tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE E. MITCHELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washingtomin the District of Columbia, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Boats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which it appertain to make and use the same. i

My invention relates to toys in general, and

for producing a sound or sharp report at the;

time of the dismemberment.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like letterspf reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a miniature boat constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, in operating in accordance with my invention, I form a boat comprising a base-piece a, upon which are fixed bearings 12 for front and rear axles c and 11, having wheels thereon, the wheels of the front axle being arranged to rotate in conjunction with their axle.

Upon the base a are built up a number of sections e to form a boat, certain sections, as shown in Fig. 2, being recessed to receive a cross-piece f, the position of which latter is substantially centrally of the boat and beneath the pilot-house, smoke-stacks, 850., so

that if the cross-piece be raised violently a general throwing apart of the structure will result. To accomplish this throwing apart of the structure in imitationof the result of an explosion, I place upon the axle c a drum f, adapted to rotate with the axle. Attached at one end to the drum and adapted to be wound thereon as the drumrotates is a cord g, attached at its other end-t a pin h, held in guides 71 and k on the under side of the base a. The pin acts as a trigger, in connection 50 with a plunger Z, passed vertically through a perforation in the base a and entering a space bered when desired in imitation of an explo-i A m within the body of the boat. The plunger Z is provided at its upper end with an enlarged head it, and intermediate said head and the base a and encircling the plunger is a heli- 5 5 .cal spring 0, the tendency of which when compressed is to raise the plunger. Through the lower end of the plunger is formed a perforationp, adapted to receive the pin h, which recess, as indicated in dotted lines, to receive a cap such as is employed with toy pistols.

'A- projection r uponthe under side of the cross-piece f engages the cap when the plunger rises and explodes the cap, making the re- .70 sult more pleasing "and realistic. Thus it will be seen that the plunger having been depressed to compress the spring and the pin being in position in the end of the plunger the pieces of the boat may be put together to form the complete structure. The cordbeing unwound from the drum f the boat is then moved along the floor in any desired manner, such as through the medium of a pulling-cord secured to aring s at the bow, as shown. As the wheels revolve the drum will have a like movement and will gradually wind up the slack cord. When theslack is taken up, a pull will be exerted upon the pin h, and as the boat is further moved the pin will be gradually withdrawn until when finally entirely removed the spring 0 will be released, and the plunger rising violently against the crosspiece thereabove the cap will be exploded and the boat thrown violently apart, as in an 0 explosion.

It will be readily understood that instead of a boat any other structure may be built of sections and have similar mechanism for accomplishing a similar result and'that,;in.connection with these different structures, I may employ such specificmechanismas may be deemed proper. to accomplish the desired result. It will also be seenlthat the cord pre sents an adjustable releasing meansjfor the loo reason that the farther the cord is drawn back the farther the boat may be drawn before the spring will be released to throw the boat apart.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim isl. The combination With a separable structure comprising a base having the structure built thereon, said structure comprising a support having parts of the structure resting thereon, a plunger passed through the base and having a head adapted to receive an explosive cap, a projection on said support adapted to cooperate with the plunger-head to explode a cap carried by the latter, a spring arranged to throw the plunger upwardly, a perforation in the plunger, a pin passed through the perforation to hold the plunger retracted, wheels for the structure and connections between said wheels and pin to withdraw the latter and release the plunger,whereby it may rise and explode the cap and throw the parts of the structure apart.

2. A toy of the class described which represents a battle-ship provided with a central detachable deck portion on which the turrets, masts, davits and other deck fixtures are loosely placed, and means upon and beneath said detachable deck portion for causing the representation of an explosion and the lifting of said detachable deck portion, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EUGENE E. MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. CHANDLEE, J. N. HOPKINS. 

